![]() ![]() We must always keep in mind that this world is paradoxical, and it is through our probing questions that we approach a deeper understanding and Oneness of Emes, G-ds Truth. Moshe’s passing appears to us then to be a paradox, an un-resolvable question in this world. Moshe is in the physical and spiritual worlds simultaneously, that is to say the physical and spiritual become interincluded as one. The correct understanding is both are true. The malachim (angels) say that Moses is buried on Mt Nevo in this world, but We also claim that Moshe ascended to the spiritual word and so his grave cannot be found. However, this brings up an important point as no grave for Moshe was ever found. ![]() It was her that Mos es reached the 50 th gate and ascended to the heavens. The gematria value of the letter Nun = 50. Nevo is also referred to as the Mountain of ‘NuN’ ( as the letter NuN) was revealed to him as Har Sh’Nun Bo. Nevo is also know as ‘Moshes’ transformation of the 50 gates’. Moshe and the 50 gates of Binah -Understanding reveals that the passing of Moshe on Mt. This is the experience of the 49 Days of the Omer and the elevated state of The 50 Gates of Binah. In the Zohar, Binah-Understanding is synonymous with Tshuva. These individuals would have the intellectual and emotive faculties ie mind and heart, Chochma and Binah in a rectified way.īinah-Understanding brings Tshuva, and Tshuva brings healing. This would then reveal the requirement of those suitable in their midos (character) to build the Holy Mishkan. In contrast to the transgression of the egal (golden calf), Bezalel (and the others that were chosen to build the Mishkan) were both wise of mind and ‘wise of Heart’. The result of having an experience that was ‘wise of mind’ showed a lack of ability to interinclude the attribute of Binah (understanding, the emotive heart experience). The receiving of Torah was then followed by the transgression of the idolatry of the Golden Calf. This was the case at Sinai where the experience of receiving Torah is referred to as making one ‘ wise of mind‘. The intellectual Torah experience on its own is a fleeting one. When we rectify our heart…our emotive experiences, we have then prepared ourselves (our emotive vessel) for Shavuos to receive the Torah (an intellectual-chochma experience). To our character as is pertains to the rectification of our heart. ![]() Is to engage in probing existential questions that are relevant What we are meant to do, especially during this period of the Omer, As we have said, enlightenment is acquired in the journey to the resolve of life’s questions. Tshuva is often understood as ‘return’ to G-d, but Tshuva also means ‘to answer’. Thsuva is the goal during the 49 days of the Omer. This is done through the rectifying of midos (character) through the practices and meditations of the daily interinclusions of the sefirot. The purpose of the counting of the Omer is to rectify., to do a thorough Thsuva during these days on ones 7 emotive (heart) character traits. We can see the idea of enclothment when counting the 6 days to the ‘+1’ as the 7th day of Shabbos that ‘receives, enclothes and elevates all the preceding 6 days culminating as Shabbos the 7th). The ‘+1’ then ‘enclothes’ all the previous 49 experiences to the 5oth level (this is a kabbalistic concept). When we add +1 to the count of 49 we then have the 50th (related to the letter nun as will follow). A simple explanation is that all interinclusions (one sefirot or emanation of light that is contained within another) of the 7 emotive sefirot (7 within 7) are as 7² = 49. Binah begins with a ‘question’, a challenge…Įnlightenment is not is not found solely in the resolve,īut acquired along the journey to the resolve.Įach one of the 49 days of the Omer is new opportunity to rectify or approach the resolve of a paradox – a question, culminating all 49 days of the Omer with the 50 th day (which paradoxically is not counted), also referred to as the 50 th gate of Binah. Paradoxically however, Binah (understanding) is acquired through a process. It appears on the mind like a flash of lightning (chashmal). Chochma or Wisdom of Intellect is experienced as intuition or insight. The sefirot of Chochma (wisdom) appears opposite to Binah on the Kabbalah Tree of Life. Shavuos as the 50th Day is also knowns as the 50 gate of Understanding or The 50 gates of Binah (corresponding to the sefirot of Binah). Inspired by the teachings of Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh and Rabbi Moshe Genuthĭuring the Omer we count 49 days and on the 50th day we celebrate Shavuos. The 50 Gates of Understanding-Binah The Omer, Shavuos and Tshuva ![]()
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